On Oct. 2, Millsboro Town Council held a meeting to discuss changing the town code to ban cannabis businesses from operating within town limits. I am strongly against these bans.
Cannabis has truly transformed my life! After a car accident in 2009, I was prescribed opioids, muscle relaxers and other medications. The side effects were harming my health and home life! In 2016, I was able to medically retire from teaching and sought better options. After one cannabis edible, I knew I had found a more natural choice that worked to control my pain, anxiety and PTSD!
Cannabis is much safer than alcohol and opioids, as almost no one has died from cannabis. Our community deserves to have a safe, regulated market in Millsboro. Research shows that opioid use and abuse declines with cannabis sales nearby. Having a dispensary nearby would reduce the illicit market and reduce crime.
There are several liquor stores and a methadone clinic in Millsboro, and we are not discussing banning those. Adults deserve the choice to go purchase adult-use cannabis just as they would alcohol.
This town is still growing, with hundreds of houses to still be developed. Research has shown that having a dispensary nearby attracts more people to the town. No one wants to drive 45 minutes to get their medicine. If Walgreens and Rite Aid are allowed to be here and dispense narcotics, then dispensaries should be allowed, as well.
Millsboro’s website says it’s welcoming to families and professionals, as well as first for growth. Allowing cannabis businesses will help Millsboro prosper!
Lizzie Golob
Millsboro
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